Shortage of Russian Wheat Steady Markets to Lower Prices
Market watchers expect a world wheat price decline despite European demand as Russia's grain policy limits exports. Lower grades and ample supply press down prices while storage shortages and weather risks keep outlook cautious. Canada remains a key supplier to Europe for the next few years.
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Russia
Europe
Canada
T. A. Crerar
United Grain Growers, Ltd
Fort William
Western Canada
West India
Worby Named Superintendent of Canadian National Western Region
Charles Henry Worby has been appointed Superintendent of the Sleeping Dining and Parlour Car Department for the Western Region of Canadian National Railways. He joined the National system in July 1913 at Winnipeg and has held roles including store clerk inspector agent district commissary agent acting assistant superintendent and assistant superintendent before becoming Montreal superintendent in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Worby
Canadian National Railways
Western
National System
Winnipeg
Montreal
Useful Part Of Equipment A Kitchen Clock Time Saver
A kitchen clock saves precious minutes daily by recalling bakers to oven duties. Two alarm clocks are common, with one placed in the kitchen to alert after twenty thirty or forty minutes, preventing forgotten baking and wasted time.
Wheat Pool Declares 6 Percent Interest On Reserve Fund
The Alberta Wheat Pool will pay 6 percent interest on its commercial reserve fund built over three years. About one million dollars are in the fund, and cheques totaling sixty thousand dollars will be mailed to farmer members.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Commercial Reserve Fund
Fashion pattern for a two piece dress and fashion book
Winnipeg newspaper features pattern No. 1588 for misses and small women in two views A and B with long or short sleeves, a round neck bodice, and gathered shoulders. Size 18 requires 34 yards 39 inch or 27 yards 54 inch material. Price 25 cents. Fashion book available for 10 cents with a material chart and sewing guidance.
How To Order Patterns Address in Winnipeg Union
A brief Winnipeg notice lists pattern ordering process from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Readers are instructed on how to place orders, pattern numbers, and sizes for mail requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Study Plant Disease Across Canada Urges Public Help
Plant pathologists urge Canadians to send specimens of apparent plant diseases to authorities. Collect notes on damage extent and observations, as many diseases are first reported by farmers. Western Canada focuses on cereals with rusts and smuts. report diseases in all crops and ornamentals to aid surveys.
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Canada
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Why an Hour Has Sixty Minutes
The passage explains the sexagesimal time system, tracing its origin to Babylonian counting and Hipparchus. It notes how decimal counting existed but sixty divisions persisted in dials and clocks, carried through Ptolemy to modern times, and adds a note that incubators appeared in Europe in 1777 while ancient China and Egypt practiced artificial incubation over two millennia ago.
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Hipparchus
Christ
Ptolemy
Max Muller
Europe
Ice Cream Manufacturing Gains Importance in Dairy Industry
A new bulletin No. 102 from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa explains how ice cream has become a key adjunct to dairying. Authored by A H White, it surveys practices of leading makers and details ingredients such as fats, solids, gelatin, stabilizers, gums, starch and egg yolk powder used to improve quality and palatability.
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Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner
A. H. White
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Government
Department
Cars For Canadian Wheat Railways Will Place All Available Cars
Railways assemble wheat cars in Western Canada and plan a ten percent rise in cars at strategic Alberta points. Despite Wheat Pools, a large volume must be moved after harvest. Firms expect to move 380 million bushels of export wheat plus domestic shipments.
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Canada
Alberta
Kansas Farmers Tour Canada to Study Western Provinces
A special Kansas farmer tour will join travelers from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in August. They will view mountain scenery and study Western Canada farming prospects where former Kansas residents and other grain state farmers now work. Cheap lands and favorable marketing attract northerly moves.
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Kansas
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Canada
World Grain Exhibition tentative prize list outlined
A special committee appointed by Hon. W. R. Motherwell presents a tentative classification for Regina 1932 World's Grain Exhibition. The plan covers 202 500 dollars in prizes across wheat oats barley field peas beans soybeans rye flax buckwheat corn millet alfalfa red clover alsike sweet clover timothy chrome grass mangels turnips and a baking milling class along with specific varietal suggestions.
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Regina
W. R. Motherwell
Dominion
Federal Department of Agriculture
J. A. Mooney
L. H. Newman
Carl Sweet
Dr. McRostie
G. H. Clark
Ottawa
Annual Hay Crops In Saskatchewan
A 1927 Rosthern Experimental Station report notes Feeder barley as an excellent hay crop in Saskatchewan. Among oats tested for hay Banner led yields at turning grain stage with 6 tons 432 pounds air dry weight per acre. Victory, Gerlach, and Gold Rain followed, while Alaska yielded 3 tons 764 pounds. Feeder barley provided best feed quality at 3 tons 1 145 pounds per acre.
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Saskatchewan
Rosthern
Banner
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Victory
Alaska
Illustration Stations in Canada Spread Improved Farm Practices
Nineteen fifty five illustration stations across Canada operate under the Dominion Agricultural Department. A special division directs these centers which are standard farms on main highways. They remain in ownership by the farmers but work under supervision to grow seed stock and livestock and to transfer experimental results to nearby farmers.
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Canada
Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Husband's Plane launches Croydon to Le Touquet service
Imperial Airways introduces a Croydon England to Le Touquet France air link named the Husband's Plane. The outbound flight departs London at 4.30 p.m. and returns at 8.30 a.m. The first service carried only male passengers with businessmen aiming to reunite with families before dinner.
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Croydon
England
le Touquet
France
Imperial Airways
London
Fairview Chosen as New Name for Waterhole District
The Peace River District adopts Fairview as its new name replacing Waterhole to better fit modern sensibilities and reflect an appealing image for ranchers and stock men.
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Fairview
Peace River District
Waterhole
Willingdon Mountain Named After Governor General
Willingdon Mountain rises 11 044 feet on the Clear Water River Alberta. It lies at latitude 51 45 and longitude 116 15 and is named for Viscount Willingdon the then Governor General of Canada.
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Willingdon
Clearwater River
Alberta
Viscount Willingdon
Canada
Wise men Change Minds Occasionally Statement
A compact aphorism noting that wise individuals adjust views as needed while fools cling to fixed beliefs. The quote contrasts prudent flexibility with stubborn certainty. It highlights wisdom in adaptability and caution against rigidity.
Neighbors Visited by Men Seeking Dinner Excuses
Local report notes several men knocking on neighboring doors around mealtime, offering flimsy reasons to gain access for meals. Residents report varying reactions as visits increase in the block.
All-Canadian Route Promises Mountain Scenery Tour
Motorists can enjoy a 600 mile all-Canadian tour through Banff to Firlands then the Columbia Valley before returning via the Crowsnest Pass. The route stays in sight of snow peaks and links Banff Alberta with Windermere Firlands and British Columbia.
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Rocky Mountains National Park
Alberta
Banff
John’s Dentist Visit Ends With Defiant Resolve
A four year old boy named John proves brave at a dentist visit but refuses future appointments after his father asks for an apology. The census bureau of Great Britain reports 8,000 Jews living in Scotland as the largest optimistic group.
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John
Census Bureau of
Great Britain
Scotland
Canada Leads World in Sea Fisheries Reach
Canada maintains the largest and most extensive sea fisheries globally, with broad stock, deep coastal zones, and long term harvesting capacity. The industry supports coastal communities and international markets, reflecting Canada's marine resources and regulatory framework.
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Canada
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